tomh009 Posted October 11, 2025 Posted October 11, 2025 Ah, my bad. TVA may be free but TVA Sports costs $99/year. That's about $8/game. Quote
hab29RETIRED Posted October 11, 2025 Author Posted October 11, 2025 I ended up going with Sportsnet+ premium. I refuse to pay anymore than I have to Telus. 20hrs ovwr the past week on 6 calls and being on hold over internet and cable box issues and they couldn’t get NHL centre ice either. Sportsnet+ Premium + cable and Amazon, I should be able to watch all games and also stream the regional games on my phone in the gym and when I travel, which I came do with NHL centre ices the French package wasn’t really an option - I Know about 10 words on French and count to 10 in French😬. 1 Quote
dlbalr Posted July 21 Posted July 21 On 10/10/2025 at 2:30 PM, dlbalr said: The Habs have reached an extension with TSN and RDS for regional games. Right now, RDS shows 60 games a year and that will drop to 45 moving forward. I suspect that means TVA Sports might get a few more while a bunch will go to streaming only (likely Crave). TSN will get 50 games per season, matching their current number. That will leave national nights for Sportsnet and a handful for streaming only (likely Amazon and maybe one more company). https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/montreal-canadiens-tsn-and-rds-announce-landmark-long-term-rights-extension/ It looks like the rest of the French rights have been settled now. It will be: 45 RDS regional 32 TVA Sports national 7 Amazon national TVA Sports gets the playoffs. Speculatively, with TSN getting 50 English games, I imagine that would leave 27 for Sportsnet and 7 for Amazon. (I imagine Amazon would do both English and French broadcasts on the same games to get exclusivity and keep costs down.) Quote
tomh009 Posted July 29 Posted July 29 Amazon games will now be on Wednesdays. Meanwhile, Sportsnet Premium annual subscriptions will go up from $325 to $345 on 22 September. I'll need to remember to renew early. Quote
BCHabnut Posted July 29 Posted July 29 15 hours ago, tomh009 said: Amazon games will now be on Wednesdays. Meanwhile, Sportsnet Premium annual subscriptions will go up from $325 to $345 on 22 September. I'll need to remember to renew early. Ouch. Anyone know if tva can be watched mobile device? And will they air nationaly, or black out? Might be time to find "alternative " ways to watch. Quote
tomh009 Posted July 29 Posted July 29 It's about $4/game if I watch all of them, which I really can't do. Less if the Habs make noise in the playoffs. 😊 So, realistically maybe $6-7 for each game I actually watch. Not terrible, and I do like the ability to watch on phone, PC or smart TV. And I really like the ability to rewind/replay, especially if I'm writing about the game. As for, cough cough unofficial cough cough streams, you can find those on reddit. Quote
DON Posted July 30 Posted July 30 Just moved from west to east coast, i assume wont have need for centreice anymore being in Habs region. Quote
dlbalr Posted July 30 Posted July 30 12 hours ago, DON said: Just moved from west to east coast, i assume wont have need for centreice anymore being in Habs region. In the Habs region, no. But you'll still need TSN/Sportsnet/Amazon subscriptions for English games or RDS/TVA Sports/Amazon for French. Quote
tomh009 Posted July 31 Posted July 31 2 hours ago, dlbalr said: In the Habs region, no. But you'll still need TSN/Sportsnet/Amazon subscriptions for English games or RDS/TVA Sports/Amazon for French. And still there will be blackouts. Unless you use a VPN... Quote
Commandant Posted July 31 Posted July 31 13 hours ago, tomh009 said: And still there will be blackouts. Unless you use a VPN... Not in the Habs region if you have the local channels. Quote
GHT120 Posted July 31 Posted July 31 17 minutes ago, Commandant said: Not in the Habs region if you have the local channels. For anyone who is uncertain, I believe the Canadiens region is the Province of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador and parts of Eastern Ontario (including Ottawa, Pembroke, Kingston, and Belleville) Quote
tomh009 Posted July 31 Posted July 31 47 minutes ago, Commandant said: Not in the Habs region if you have the local channels. Ahhh...so local channels (TVA and RDS?) don't have blackouts? Do they have streaming blackouts? I do believe Sportsnet does have blackouts if you are in the Habs region (and Leafs blackouts here, which I have no objection to at all). Quote
illWill Posted July 31 Posted July 31 I live in PEI and I get every game through my cable package (TSN, Sportsnet) except for the Amazon games. Nobody in my family watches TV whatsoever and the sole reason why I pay for cable is for the Habs games only. I can't be bothered how to figure out alternative ways to watch, it reminds me of this meme: Quote
tomh009 Posted August 1 Posted August 1 Yeah. I prefer streaming because it gives me the flexibility of where to watch. So, I pay the Sportsnet extortion fee ($325/year) but no stress about where to find the game! 😊 Quote
Commandant Posted August 1 Posted August 1 21 hours ago, tomh009 said: Ahhh...so local channels (TVA and RDS?) don't have blackouts? Do they have streaming blackouts? I do believe Sportsnet does have blackouts if you are in the Habs region (and Leafs blackouts here, which I have no objection to at all). If you are in the region and the game is on a local (or the national) channel. The stream is blacked out. If you are outside the region, the regional channel is blacked out. If the game is on a national channel, the stream is blacked out. The idea is that if you CAN get the game on an available tv channel, you need to use that and not the stream. Quote
tomh009 Posted August 2 Posted August 2 There is a logic to that but it's still a pain in the butt for fans. For this particular bit it's actually good to live outside the Habs' region and be able to get streaming for all the games (apart from the Amazon ones). Quote
Commandant Posted August 2 Posted August 2 1 hour ago, tomh009 said: There is a logic to that but it's still a pain in the butt for fans. For this particular bit it's actually good to live outside the Habs' region and be able to get streaming for all the games (apart from the Amazon ones). The national games wouldnt be available on streams either. Again you need to access through the available channel. Quote
tomh009 Posted August 2 Posted August 2 1 hour ago, Commandant said: The national games wouldnt be available on streams either. Again you need to access through the available channel. On TV, yes. But with Sportsnet, outside the Habs' region, they are available and not blacked out, except for the Amazon once (as Rogers game Amazon exclusivity on those games). So, Sportsnet Premium is easy (nearly everything available), has replay/FF available and will work on web browsers, phones and smart TVs, all of which are positives. The downside is the $324/year ($4-6/game depending on how many you watch). And that not all the games are available in the Habs' region, at least not without a VPN, will need to watch those on RDS or TVA. Quote
BCHabnut Posted August 4 Posted August 4 On 8/2/2026 at 5:52 PM, tomh009 said: On TV, yes. But with Sportsnet, outside the Habs' region, they are available and not blacked out, except for the Amazon once (as Rogers game Amazon exclusivity on those games). So, Sportsnet Premium is easy (nearly everything available), has replay/FF available and will work on web browsers, phones and smart TVs, all of which are positives. The downside is the $324/year ($4-6/game depending on how many you watch). And that not all the games are available in the Habs' region, at least not without a VPN, will need to watch those on RDS or TVA. When it was 199, i was all for it. 324 is starting to sting. I will pay it though. Been using it since it rolled out. I'm a shift worker, and i love being able to watch when and where i want on my device. Quote
tomh009 Posted August 4 Posted August 4 4 hours ago, BCHabnut said: When it was 199, i was all for it. 324 is starting to sting. I will pay it though. Been using it since it rolled out. I'm a shift worker, and i love being able to watch when and where i want on my device. It does sting. But when a mid-level cable package (with TSN and SN) costs $80/month (about $1000/year!) I think the $324 is acceptable. I don't want anything else from Rogers or Bell, just my Habs games ... Quote
Fanpuck33 Posted August 5 Posted August 5 They definitely take advantage of the demand for hockey up there. Down here we can just get ESPN+ and get everything except local and TNT games. If you only get it during the season, only about a hundred bucks. Or I guess 140 Canadian. Wow. I didn't realize the exchange rate had fallen so much. Quote
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